The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-20

Regular Proceedings Of the Two
Houses.
SENATE.

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operative stores.
Referred.
A message was received from the house
announcing tue appointment of certain
ommittees
Senator Calhoun presented memOr nj
from the drouth sufferers requesting aid.
Referred.
Senator Calhoun moved that special
committee of five be appointed to con
slider all petitions from the drouth dis
trict.
Adopted; and Senators Calhoun, Doug
lass of jefferson; Houston, Frank and
Stinson were appointed on the committee.
Senator Bell, for judiciary committee
No. 2, reported fayOrably the bill to pro
hibit bucket shops aud dealing IN fu-
lures.
senator Terrell, for judiciary No. /, re-
ported favorahly the bill authorizing JUS
tees OF the peace TO administer oaths; IA
vorably the bill relative TO community
property, which so amends the law as to
permit grandchildren to inherit prop
erty in case Of tie death of either of
their grandparents.
Senator Slmpkins, for the joint com
mittee, to arrange for the counting OF the
ton, reported, recommending that the
vote be counted to-day, after morning
call.
Report adopted.
Senator Claiborne offered resolution
that 300 copies of the rules be printed,
the same to contain tho constitutions OF
the United States and of the state, to-
gsther with list of senators and their
postoffice addresses.
Senator Houston offered TO amend by
providing that the work be done under
the direction of the printing committee.
Accepted.
Senator Pope moved to strike out the
constitutions.
Adopted and the resolution referred TO |
committee on rules.
Senator Houston presented memorial
from the drouth sufferers of Wilbarger
county, praying for relief.
Senator McManus rose TO what he con
sidered n question of privilege. SIN from.
of this capitol" he said, sis blackboar
upon which the public is invited to gam
bic on the result of the senatorial contest,
and ! consider it an insult to this legisla-
ture." IL is tho board on which the result
of the pool selling is posted, and he offer
ed resolution that the sergeant alarms
be instructed to remove the blackboard
from ia front of the capito! -bnldiug con
tanning nm advertisement or public an.
Bouuyo aont Of time and place where
par.u, eru gam gambling operation,
based aH rae appra ching election by the
Legislature OF Unted States senator,
md tlti. shall o.. unlawful to post such
motto" iu the v.c.at by of the state CAPT
toll
Adopted.
Senator Don.a of Jefferson, moved
q recon. Iteration O. the vote, IA he knew
Of no authority by which the sergoant.at
arms coJId remoye uch board. The mo-
tiou prevailed.
Senator Macmauns insisted that the
property ionRed 20 the state, and there.
fore the senate hau authority to order the ,
removal.
Senator DOuslh insisted that the sen. .
ate had 40 jurisdiction over the matrer. /
Senator Simpkins concurred, and said
1T WITS beneath the Lightly OF the senate 10
notice my such hing. r
Senator Houston wanted to know what ,
they would do NJ he senate passed the
resolution and ,1e house refused to do 80 1
Senator Terrell opposed the resolution, =
rs no believed the senate had no authority G
over the matter.
Senator Burgess thought if the senate i
passed the resolution something should be y
done TO protect the sergeant-at-arms u
Senator GlasscOck offered resolution
that the board be removed +,
Senator Houston moved to table the n
and the original. Carried. p,
Senator Garrison offered n resolution n
hat an assistant door.kecper be elected
Senator Woods insisted that tho resolu. te
ion was ont of order, as a similar resolu- ~
ion had been offered and been voted -,
Town. y
The president overruled the point of
rider.
the resolution was then adopted. Yeas
-12, nays-19. pc
Captain w. r. Brewer was elected. VIZ
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. -
by Garrison Making nm appropriation VI
D pay per diem of members.
by Frank-To increase the penalty for Wv
orSe stealing. ~
BY Woods Resolution instructing the
ecretary 20 have 200 copies of the list of ~.
ommittees printed. Adopted s :,
BY Lane-ro amend the local option III
wv ana make II more effective. q.
by Burney resolution amending WI
rtlcle 6, section ., of the constitution. IL
lrlkes out the clause permitting foreign
RS to vote upon simple declaration to
ecome citizens. the
BY Camp-To amend an act relative TO
he hiring of county convicts, reducing
'e convicts' credit from 80 TO 20 cent, ed
err day when hired ont. an
BY Douglass, of JefTerSon-For the re- col
ct of Il. G. Collier, Thomas Collier, and
lillian Ramer. ST.
By Harrison-To reyeal the law grant
V land certificates to Texas veterans. Ka
BY Glasscock-To amend the law rela. cri
We to killing fish with China berries. or
her poisonous solutions. to
BY Lane-To amend chapter Is of the all
'yised statutes relative TO statement of COZ
,cts. ga,
BY Gregg To compel railroad comma rul
les and other corporations to maintain !
lhIc offices within the state. en-,
by Field--To amend the law relative to rec
Ie destruction of growing crops.
by Lane-To amend article 1922, title
of the revised civil statutes. III,
BY Lane-To require railway comma. )
les when they fence their right.of-way. au
have fenced it, TO leave or make Ger. pla
In crossing or openings therein. sh,
by Jaryis-To regulate the rental nj. the